tămâie
Romanian
Alternative forms
- tămâne (regional, Banat)
Etymology
From a Vulgar Latin root *thȳmānea, from Latin thȳmiāma, from Ancient Greek θυμίαμα (thumíama). Compare Sardinian timanza, timagna, Old French timoine; cf. also Aromanian timnjamã.
Noun
tămâie f (plural tămâi)
- incense, frankincense
- (figurative) flattery, fulsome praise
- Synonym: lingușire
Declension
Declension of tămâie
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
| nominative/accusative | (o) tămâie | tămâia | (niște) tămâi | tămâile |
| genitive/dative | (unei) tămâi | tămâii | (unor) tămâi | tămâilor |
| vocative | tămâie, tămâio | tămâilor | ||
Further reading
- tămâie in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)
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